captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- blacks' paramedics responded to a home in prince george's county and determine a patient was dead, but about an hour-and-a- half later, a different team down at the man was alive. investigators are still trying to figure out what happened. paramedics have been called to the home yesterday. >> an internal review is underway. paramedics were called here. they thought the person that found he was dead, an investigator with the medical exiner's office arrived about an hour-and-a-half later and

said the guy is still alive. now authorities are trying to figure out how this could have happened. it was at this glenarden condo around noon friday when paramedics responded to a call. they found an elderly resident, discovered by a man is man, who appeared to be dead. >> they went in there and found him laying down -- discovered that a maintenance man. >> they came back out and call the police and rescue squad. >> sources said the man had a medical condition that gives off a foul odor and causes swelling. the paramedics concurred that the man was in fact dead. next as this concern you at all? >> sure, we all live here and we are concerned about it. >> an investigator checking the scene later found signs of life. the discrepancy troubled elderly neighbors living in the same

complex. >> i think it was a bad judgment on the medical people they came out. >> the man was taken by ambulance to the hospital. county fire investigators are conducting an internal review. many here hope this kind of thing never happens again. >> you have to check them. you cannot look at him and say he is dead. >> authorities have not identified this man, so we don't know specifically what his condition is right now. we have learned that investigators have interviewed the to paramedics. there have been ordered to have limited contact with the public as this investigation continues. > the battle over health care reform continues tonight. the legislation is still attracting opposition, despite its passage. sarah palin spent the day with members of the tea party

movement, attacking health care reform. >> sarah palin did not waste any time making or point. >> the big government takeover of health care >> despite its passage in congress with no republican support. saturday's tea bag movement rally was just one stop on sarah palin's western port. earlier in the former alaska governor campaigned with her former running mate, helping john mccain fend off a conservative challenge to his senate reelection bid. >> send him back to the united states senate. >> mccain also opposes health care reform. >> this health care bill, repeal and replace, repeal and replace. >> a slut and echoed by the senate does the top republican. >> -- 8 slogan echoed by the senate. >> without all the nasty

consequences. >> the president in his weekly video addressees it differently. >> the passage of comprehensive health insurance reform that ll begin to end the worst practices of the insurance industry. >> over time, finally offer millions of families and small businesses quality, affordable care and the security and peace of mind that comes with it. >> while healthcare reform may be the law of the land, the battle between republicans and democrats is far from over. >> the attorney-general is investigating accusations short -- accusations of sexual misconduct. shelter residents have alleged that several employees had sex with female residents. officials say the city's contract will be dropped this week. repeople suffered minor injuries in an accident -- 3 people

suffered minor injuries this morning in northeast d.c. the bus driver and two passengers for taken to hospital after complaining of neck and back pain. a former virginia lawmaker who served six terms in congress has died. republican stanford parris served as an air force pilot during the korean war. funeral services will be held at arlington national cemetery. he was 80 years old. marilyn's house of delegates passed legislation aimed at helping homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage. the bill would require remediation between fort -- between borrowers facing foreclosure and their lender. an application for loan modification must be sent to homeowners 45 days before foreclosure action is about. the letter must include information on programs and counseling help.

similar legislation is pending in the senate. the national cherry blossom festival officially kicks off today. mike, how is it out there? >> it is making a beautiful sunset here at the tidal basin. planners with the national park service a of the blooms will not open until tomorrow. the national cherry blossom festival is in full bloom, drawing thousands of visitors to washington and the tidal basin. >> it is such a great place to come with the kids for a vacation. >> is beautiful. i wish it were warmer, though. >> some locals say is their first year attending the festival. >> it is definitely a lot of people, but it is well worth it. >> she loves it. she almost forgot to treat her milk. >> children and their parents ran in circles, flying kites.

some were more successful than others. at the national building museum, japanese dancers took center stage. next to see how they have grown and progressed over their previous event is really exciting. >> children also learn about japanese culture. this year's festival marks the 98th celebration of the 3000 cherry trees given to the people of washington by the city of tokyo in 1912. >> we should say thank you. >> you are welcome. >> the festival continues for two weeks and starts to wrap up on april 10 when it cherry blosm parade marches down constitution avenue, followed by japanese street festival. >> people were bond above and

jackets. it was a chilly day for the opening of the cherry blossom festival. we are looking at yet another cold day for tomorrow. not only will we have cold temperatures, we will have quite a bit of rain in the mix, too. the center of your screen, an area of low pressure that will approach the mid atlantic over the next 24 hours or so. it will bring heavy rain starting tomorrow afternoon and into the rush-hour commutes on monday morning. what can we expect for tonight? no need to worry about the umbrels. when this out of the southeast at 5-10 miles per hour, en though we have cooler temperatures and rain in the forecast. you are going to absolutely love the extended outlook, just in time for the cherry blossoms. coming up, we will tell you why lights will go dark tonight

in cities around the globe. plus, a private information stolen. tonight millions of people with student loans could be at risk. and a church van involved in a deadly risk. federal investigators

>> the national transportation safety board is investigating a deadly crash between a church van and a tractor-trailer. 10 people in the van and the truck driver died when the truck crossed the median and hit the van had on. eight members of a mennonite families in the van were killed. two young boys survived the crash. friends said the family was traveling to iowa to attend a wedding. the vatican says pope in a dix authority has not been weakened by the recent attacks

over his recent halling of sex abuse cases. they say he was the first to oversee tougher rules. thieves stole personal information of more than 3 million people with federal student loans. it happened at a minnesota company that guarantees the loans. the educational credit management corp. is a contractor for the u.s. department of education. the companies president says the theft was discovered last week. >> relevant in critical data on it for a number of our borrowers like social security numbers and names, addresses. >> police and company officials say no financial account if permission was taken. a credit protection agency has been tired -- has been hired to help protect borrowers and their personal information. walmart had to pay a

customer $9 million. we will explain why. and how the weather is shaping up for the rest of the weekend

>> walmart has been ordered to pay $9 million to a texas woman who was wrongly accused of forgery. and she had sold her car for tuition money and was paid in $4,000 worth of walmart money orders. store employees thought they were fake and had kids and arrested, even though " walmart bank had verified that the money orders were real. >> i went to jail, just for trying to cash my money orders. >> dixon spent several days in jail before being released. her lawyer says wal-mart's store employees are not trained to determine whether money orders are authentic, and that company

police prevent them from even trying. a number of financial firms are lining up to underwrite the deal, including j.p. morgan chase and goldman sachs. some wanted so badly, they are offering the services to the treasury department at little or no cost. lights will go dark in ities all over the globe to night in honor of birth out work. when the clock strikes 8:30 this evenin people in 12 countries are expected to dim their lights for one hour. organizers say the action will reduce energy consumption and bring attention to the dangers of climate change. >> people turn off the lights for an hour. they make a commitment to reduce their energy use during the rest of the year. they are making a statement that climate change is real and we need to do something about it. >> a study in anti ridley came up with the our -- the idea of

earth our -- australian andy ridley came up with the idea. it is one of the annual signs that spring has arrived in washington. the smithsonian kite festival today it -- to place on the grounds of the washington monument. it celebrates the art and craft of kite making. organizers gave fe kites to the first 1000 children who showed up. the sun is out, but it is chilly. >> considering we had temperatures in the seven's earlier in the week and today we barely made it to 50 degrees at reagan national airport. it is cold outside. the sun continues to shine, but the clouds just talked to the west of us will arrive during the overnight hours. shares by tomorrow morning, and then heavy rain by tomorrow afternoon -- showers by tomorrow morning.

t. c. williams high school in alexandria, 47 degrees a high temperature. the current temperature is 47. 44 degrees by this time tomorrow. it is 44 degrees in frederick, maryland. temperatures across the middle atlantic or well below average for this time of year. richmond at 50 degrees. cooler temperatures of to the north and east. new york city looking at only 37, but out to the west of us, milder air is part of the system that eventually will bring us warmer temperatures. an area of low pressure developing in the midportion of the country continues to spin and will move in our direction over the next 24 hours or so, and then bring one to 2 inches of rain by the time all is said and done with this system. increasing clouds and the

overnight hours and wins will be out of the southeast at 5-10 miles an hour. tomorrow morning, cloudy skies and cool temperatures. showers will develop to the west and make their way toward the east. winds out of this out at 5-15 miles an hour. the rush hour commute on monday could become heavy at times. the high temperature just around 55 degrees. wait until you take a look at the extended outlooks. we are taking a look at the warmer air that is going to arrive by the end of the upcoming week. here is the extended outlook. this is not a mistake. temperatures in the lower 60's by the end of the work week. but until saturday and sunday,

middle to upper 70's. i would not be surprised to parts of the viewing area, richmond, fredericksburg, temperatures around 80 degrees. that is next weekend, not tomorrow. let's talk about sports. >> it seems like it is always football season around here. the coach and his opin

now that all our teams are at a basketball tournament, we do have teams in the running for a lacrosse titles.

no. 4 maryland facing off against second-ranked north carolina. 1-0 maryland. second quarter, carolina is up by one. fourth quarter, the tar heels are up two. marcus coleman will wind up and fire it home. maryland loses, 9-7. georgetown facing duku. fourth quarter, and dick gets the shot. watch the georgetown goalie. duke wins, 15-10. time is running out in the third. watch the clock, the upper right of the screen.

virginia is 9-0, winning 15-6. one guy will have to be on board with the program, but redskins fans may be wondering about albert haynesworth. he has chosen to work out on his own instead of going with the team'voluntary workouts. the new coach talked with albert and feels that everything is ok. experts i am just going to let time go by and hopefully albert is in great shape and he comes in ready to go full speed. i am looking for guys that are going to get it done on the field. albert is going to have a great off-season conditioning program to stay healthy. if he does that, it gives us a chance to get better. >> there are only 11 games left. tonight they take another shot at breaking out of the longest losing streak in the history of the team. on the court last night, nothing

changed. charlotte was leading by 7. that is the way the whole season has gone. later in the fourth, they are down 17. he spends it right to gerald wallace. the wizards lose ain, their 14th straight. they will try to break out of the slump again tonight with utah. is the art -- arnold palmer invitational. three back from that the leaders, going to the final round. morrison had for wisdom teeth taken out. the capitals are home sunday against the flames. that golf shot reminds us is

almost time to play golf.

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>> the national cherry blossom festival officially kicked off this afternoon. doug and mailing serve as the emcees for today's opening ceremony. abc7 news is a proud sponsor of the cherry blossom festival. >> it is going to be very, very busy, with temperatures in the 70's. tonight, a little chilly, dropping down into the 30's. tomorrow, rain will move in by

mid to late afternoon, and then heavy rains tomorrow night into monday morning. we'll update you at 11. >> have a great weekend, everyb